The Channel Islands (comprised of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Clemente, San Nicolas, and Santa Catalina) lie off the coast of California.
Alcatraz is also an island, but located within San Francisco Bay.
The Channel Islands of California
The Channel or Santa Barbara Islands
These are known as the Channel Islands.
The Channel or Santa Barbara Islands
There are a couple of groups of islands. The Farallon Islands are about 35 miles off the coast of San Francisco. Further south, the "Channel Islands" are south and southwest of Santa Barbara.
The Island of the Blue Dolphins is located off the coast of California, specifically in the Channel Islands region. It is inspired by the real-life story of Juana Maria, a Native American woman who lived alone on San Nicolas Island in the 19th century.
The Channel Islands.
The Channel Islands National Park is located on the Channel Islands in California, USA. The closest city to the national park is Santa Barbara, California.
The Falklan Islands are the small islands off the East coast of Argentina on the Atlantic Ocean.
The Hebrides are off the coast of Scotland.
The islands off the west coast of Scotland
There are over 900 islands off the coast of Scotland, with the main groups being the Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland islands. The exact number of islands can vary depending on the criteria used to define an island.